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OpenAPI specification for describing HTTP APIs

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In this work, we leverage the standardized OpenAPI specification as input and propose a semi-automatic approach to infer various key information about that API specification’s security issues.
Analyzing OpenAPI Specifications for Security Design Issues (2021) · curated source · CC0-1.0 (metadata) · see it in the source
Our case study based on the OpenAPI specification of the Open Bank Project (consisting of 304 API calls and 402 data fields) shows that our approach can: 1) identify sensitive and insensitive data fields, 2) identify insecure or high-risk API calls that may leak sensitive data, and 3) calculate the exposure level of each data field and API call.
Analyzing OpenAPI Specifications for Security Design Issues (2021) · curated source · CC0-1.0 (metadata) · see it in the source
Modern web and mobile applications rely on an ever increasing set of services defined by their respective API (Application Programming Interface) specifications.
Analyzing OpenAPI Specifications for Security Design Issues (2021) · curated source · CC0-1.0 (metadata) · see it in the source
The OpenAPI Specification (OAS), previously known as the Swagger Specification, is a specification for a machine-readable interface definition language for describing, producing, consuming and visualizing web services.
OpenAPI Specification · editable by anyone · CC-BY-SA-4.0 · see it in the source
Originally developed to support the Swagger framework, it became a separate project in 2015, overseen by the OpenAPI Initiative, an open-source collaboration project of the Linux Foundation.
OpenAPI Specification · editable by anyone · CC-BY-SA-4.0 · see it in the source
OpenAPI 3.0.3 specification for the GOHM RF Fingerprinting proof-of-concept component developed within ROBUST-6G WP6 (EU Horizon Europe Grant Agreement No. 101139068).
RF Fingerprinting (RFFI) PoC - OpenAPI Specification (2026) · curated source · CC0-1.0 (metadata) · see it in the source

Research query: OpenAPI specification for describing HTTP APIs · jobs: 1 · on-topic sources: 5 · review: Conflicted

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The OpenAPI Specification (OAS), previously known as the Swagger Specification, is a specification for a machine-readable interface definition language for describing, producing, consuming and visualizing web services. — OpenAPI Specification (wikipedia)

In this work, we leverage the standardized OpenAPI specification as input and propose a semi-automatic approach to infer various key information about that API specification’s security issues. — Analyzing OpenAPI Specifications for Security Design Issues (2021)

OpenAPI 3.0.3 specification for the GOHM RF Fingerprinting proof-of-concept component developed within ROBUST-6G WP6 (EU Horizon Europe Grant Agreement No. 101139068). — RF Fingerprinting (RFFI) PoC - OpenAPI Specification (2026)

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OpenAPI Specification (wikipedia)

The OpenAPI Specification (OAS), previously known as the Swagger Specification, is a specification for a machine-readable interface definition language for describing, producing, consuming and visualizing web services. (new this job) — source

Originally developed to support the Swagger framework, it became a separate project in 2015, overseen by the OpenAPI Initiative, an open-source collaboration project of the Linux Foundation. (new this job) — source

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Analyzing OpenAPI Specifications for Security Design Issues (2021)

In this work, we leverage the standardized OpenAPI specification as input and propose a semi-automatic approach to infer various key information about that API specification’s security issues. (new this job) — source

Our case study based on the OpenAPI specification of the Open Bank Project (consisting of 304 API calls and 402 data fields) shows that our approach can: 1) identify sensitive and insensitive data fields, 2) identify insecure or high-risk API calls that may leak sensitive data, and 3) calculate the exposure level of each data field and API call. (new this job) — source

Modern web and mobile applications rely on an ever increasing set of services defined by their respective API (Application Programming Interface) specifications. (new this job) — source

RF Fingerprinting (RFFI) PoC - OpenAPI Specification (2026)

OpenAPI 3.0.3 specification for the GOHM RF Fingerprinting proof-of-concept component developed within ROBUST-6G WP6 (EU Horizon Europe Grant Agreement No. 101139068). (new this job) — source

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Status Conflicted. Verified claims 6. On-topic sources 5 (reused 0). Dropped 3 collector hit(s) and 0 off-topic local claim(s). Conflicts 3. Coverage: openapi, specification, describing.

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